IP Library Granted Patent US 9,942,714
Granted Patent B2
US 9,942,714 · App. 15/125,577 · Granted Apr 10, 2018

Method and apparatus for selecting a positioning scheme, method and apparatus for controlling a positioning scheme to be selected

Inventors: Jing Fu (Beijing, CN); Haiyang Quan (Beijing, CN); Jing Liang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology
H04W4/026H04W24/08H04W64/00H04W72/085H04W72/10H04J11/00H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 9,942,714
App. No.
15/125,577
Granted
Apr 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method and device for transmission on unlicensed spectrum in a UE and a base station. In view of the problem of DFS constraints and PHICH resource waste that is caused by communication of an uplink synchronous HARQ on unlicensed spectrum, in the present invention, logical information is configured so that PUSCHs transmitted through different sub-frames on different physical carriers form one logical carrier, and PHICH resources are reserved for the logical carrier. As an embodiment, downlink signaling is sent in a sub-frame for sending a PHICH so as to indicate transmission bandwidth for data retransmission. The solution provided in the present invention saves PHICH resources and eliminates the constraints on the DFS by the synchronous HARQ. Besides, the present invention reuses the CA scheme in the existing LTE as much as possible, and has high compatibility.

Claims (24)

1. A method for selecting a positioning scheme, the method comprising:

receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), assistance data transmitted by a location server to instruct the UE to select a positioning scheme; and

selecting, by the UE, a positioning scheme according to the assistance data;

wherein the assistance data comprises a priority and/or a positioning condition corresponding to respective one of positioning schemes currently supported by the UE;

wherein the priority is a priority at which the UE is instructed to select the respective positioning scheme, and the positioning condition is a respective positioning condition to be satisfied by the positioning scheme which the UE is instructed to select at the priority, wherein when the positioning condition is satisfied, then it will be determined that the positioning scheme is selected; otherwise, another positioning scheme will be further selected at the priority thereof;

wherein when the assistance data comprises the priority and the positioning condition corresponding to respective one of the positioning schemes currently supported by the UE, then selecting, by the UE, one of the positioning schemes according to the assistance data comprises:

determining, by the UE, whether the lastly selected positioning scheme still satisfies the corresponding positioning condition;

when the lastly selected positioning scheme still satisfies the corresponding positioning condition, then still performing a positional measurement according to the lastly selected positioning scheme, reporting a measurement result, and determining whether there is a positioning scheme at a higher priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, and when there is a positioning scheme at a higher priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, then performing a positional measurement according to the positioning scheme, and reporting a measurement result; and

when the lastly selected positioning scheme does not satisfy the corresponding positioning condition, and/or there is no positioning scheme at a higher priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, then determining whether there is a positioning scheme at a lower priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme or at the same priority as the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, and when there is a positioning scheme at a lower priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme or at the same priority as the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, then performing a positional measurement according to the positioning scheme, and reporting a measurement result.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the assistance data comprises the priority and the positioning condition corresponding to respective one of the positioning schemes currently supported by the UE, then selecting, by the UE, one of the positioning schemes according to the assistance data comprises:

selecting, by the UE, one of the positioning schemes in an order of descending priorities from high to low, and determining whether the selected positioning scheme satisfies the positioning condition corresponding to the positioning scheme, and when the selected positioning scheme satisfies the positioning condition corresponding to the positioning scheme, performing a positional measurement according to the selected positioning scheme, and reporting a measurement result; otherwise, selecting respective one of the positioning schemes sequentially in an order of descending priorities from high to low, and determining whether the selected positioning scheme satisfies the positioning condition corresponding to the positioning scheme until the selected positioning scheme satisfies the corresponding positioning condition, and performing a positional measurement according to the finally selected positioning scheme, and reporting a measurement result.

3. An apparatus for selecting a positioning scheme, the apparatus comprising:

a processor, a transceiver and a memory; wherein,

the processor is configured to read program stored in the memory to perform the process of: receiving assistance data transmitted by a location server to instruct the apparatus to select a positioning scheme, through the transceiver; selecting a positioning scheme according to the assistance data;

the transceiver is configured to be controlled by the processor to receive and transmit data;

the memory is configured to store data for use by the processor in operation;

wherein the assistance data comprises a priority and/or a positioning condition corresponding to respective one of positioning schemes currently supported by the apparatus;

wherein the priority is a priority at which the apparatus is instructed to select the respective positioning scheme, and the positioning condition is a respective positioning condition to be satisfied by the positioning scheme which the apparatus is instructed to select at the priority, wherein when the positioning condition is satisfied, then it will be determined that the positioning scheme is selected; otherwise, another positioning scheme will be further selected at the priority thereof;

wherein when the assistance data comprises the priority and the positioning condition corresponding to respective one of the positioning schemes currently supported by the apparatus, then the processor is configured to read program stored in the memory to perform the process of:

determining whether the lastly selected positioning scheme still satisfies the corresponding positioning condition;

when the lastly selected positioning scheme still satisfies the corresponding positioning condition, still performing a positional measurement according to the lastly selected positioning scheme, reporting a measurement result, and determining whether there is a positioning scheme at a higher priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, and when there is a positioning scheme at a higher priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, performing a positional measurement according to the positioning scheme, and reporting a measurement result; and

when the lastly selected positioning scheme does not satisfy the corresponding positioning condition, and/or there is no positioning scheme at a higher priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, determining whether there is a positioning scheme at a lower priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme or at the same priority as the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, and when there is a positioning scheme at a lower priority than the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme or at the same priority as the priority of the lastly selected positioning scheme, and satisfying the corresponding positioning condition, performing a positional measurement according to the positioning scheme, and report a measurement result.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein when the assistance data comprises the priority and the positioning condition corresponding to respective one of the positioning schemes currently supported by the apparatus, then the processor is configured to read program stored in the memory to perform the process of:

selecting one of the positioning schemes in an order of descending priorities from high to low, and determining whether the selected positioning scheme satisfies the positioning condition corresponding to the positioning scheme, and when the selected positioning scheme satisfies the positioning condition corresponding to the positioning scheme, performing a positional measurement according to the selected positioning scheme, and reporting a measurement result; otherwise, selecting respective one of the positioning schemes sequentially in an order of descending priorities from high to low, and determining whether the selected positioning scheme satisfies the positioning condition corresponding to the positioning scheme until the selected positioning scheme satisfies the corresponding positioning condition, and performing a positional measurement according to the finally selected positioning scheme, and to report a measurement result.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 057452/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2016
From: FU, JING; QUAN, HAIYANG; LIANG, JING
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 039706/0781 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0093063 · Mar 13, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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